The problem is that the flames on F1 cars are so hot that they are a really pale blue- as anyone who's ever used a Bunsen burner knows, it's hard to see a bright blue flame.

I'll never forget seeing the fire from the exhausts of the Red Bull show car. I never saw it move, but I was lucky enough to be right in front of it when they fired it up. My sister thought that the starter was the engine lol.

But I'd doubt that you'd be able to see the flames, unless they put something in the pipes like copper or whaever gives orange flames lol.

In this photo there seems to be a "large" camera mounted on the beam wing, with the lens aimed at the bottom of the rear wing. Also something on top of the crash box. Could they be squirting something towards or onto the bottom of the rear wing and recoding the results? Heat sensing camera?

hardingfv32 wrote:In this photo there seems to be a "large" camera mounted on the beam wing, with the lens aimed at the bottom of the rear wing. Also something on top of the crash box. Could they be squirting something towards or onto the bottom of the rear wing and recoding the results? Heat sensing camera?

Brian

The exhausts appear to be angled as to blow to the top surface of the rear wing. So if this is the required exit point for exhausts, it looks as if we will be seeing 'blown rear wings' next year. I understood that the gasses were to be released to an area where they could not be used on the rear wing or diffuser.